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Politics

Passing the Budget: Does the Current Federal Appropriations Process Work?

February 5, 2020February 10, 2020 Benjamin Reyes

The framers granted Congress the exclusive power of the purse. The Constitution states “[n]o money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”[1] More […]

The Violence Against Women Act: Where Are We Now?

December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 Brittany Webb

The 115th Congress may claim to have an uptick in productivity, but a landmark piece of legislation seems to be falling to the wayside.[1] The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), […]

John McCain, U.S. Senator and Former Prisoner of War, Dies at 81

August 26, 2018August 26, 2018 James P. Lagasse

The family of Senator John S. McCain, R-Ariz., announced that the public servant, war hero, and former presidential candidate died on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at his home in Arizona. […]

The Shareholders United Act: Past, Present, and Future

November 12, 2015February 11, 2016 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

The Shareholders United Act: Past, Present, and FutureThe Shareholders United Act is a bill introduced in 2014 and 2015 to the Maryland Senate by Maryland Senator Jamie Raskin to realize […]

Wrong Move: How the President’s Actions have Helped Create a More Dangerous Russia.

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By Victor Paduchak It has been said that one of the most prolific and memorable images of 2014 is the Before and After take of Ukraine’s Independence Square. On the […]

Constitutional Issues

AUMF and the Islamic State

September 9, 2014August 29, 2015 The AU Legislation and Policy Brief

By: Navi Bajwa In 2001, Congress passed a bill called the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (AUMF). The law gave the President power to use all necessary […]

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